Resolve Marine Group is now taking full control of the oil spill response inside the Lughu Bay of West Rennell. Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) handed over their offshore recovery …
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A liquor ban is in place starting on the 2nd to the 6th of April during the National General Election Week. Police are strongly appealing to all liquor license holders …
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Health services on ‘ emergency mode ’ for NGE
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSAll normal services provided at the country\’s only National Referral Hospital in Honiara are now scaled down to \’emergency mode\’ as of yesterday until 8 April 2019. This was according …
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CorruptionGovernmentHoniara CityLawsPolicePoliticsSolomon IslandsTop Headlines
Murray sentenced to 4 years in jail
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe Magistrate\’s Court has yesterday sentenced the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Henry Murray to 4 years imprisonment for official corruption. Chief Magistrate\’s Emma Garo sentenced …
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ElectionsGovernmentLawsPoliticsSIECSolomon IslandsTop Headlines
No mobile phones allowed
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSSmart phones and other mobile phones will not be permitted into polling stations across the country on 3rd April. The Solomon Islands Electoral Office sounded this warning ahead of the …
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100 TB cases in the country
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSAround one hundred people with Tuberculosis, TB, are estimated to be in the community, says Dr. Anu Pama Hazarika. Dr. Hazarika who is the World Health Organisation\’s Advisor for Communicable …
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High school rugby set for next month
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThis year\’s annual Credit Corp High School Easter Rugby 7s will kick off on 20 April at the Town Ground Rugby stadium in Honiara. Rugby Development Officer of the Solomon …
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Kemakeza disqualified
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has disqualified Mark Kemakeza from running as a candidate for Savo Russell Constituency after he reportedly claimed that he was endorsed by the Solomon Islands …
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Voters under grave threat
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSA man in his 30s from Tathimboko, Northeast Guadalcanal has threatened his family members not to vote for any other candidates except that of his choice. SIBC News was …
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The heavy rain and flooding yesterday has claimed the life of an elderly man at Tina Village in Central Guadalcanal. Sources from the area say the man was returning from …